This 53-minute television special retraces Michael Jackson’s rise from child prodigy with the Jackson 5 to global superstar of the 1980s. Combining rare archive footage, music video excerpts, concert clips, and interviews with collaborators, it showcases the milestones of his career up to the Bad era. Narrated in documentary style, the program highlights Jackson’s artistic evolution, humanitarian work, and cultural impact. Originally broadcast on television in 1988 and later released on VHS, it serves as both a career retrospective and a portrait of his enduring influence on pop music and entertainment.
—Thriller 40
2023
—Bad 25
2012
—Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
—Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
—Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
—The Last Waltz
1978
—Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019
—The Velvet Underground
2021
—Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
—Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
—Joy Division
2009
—Halftime
2022
